The 2025 MBC Drama Awards lit up Seoul on December 30, 2025, celebrating the year’s best Korean dramas and performances. Hosted by the ever-charming Lee Sun-bin and broadcast veteran Kim Sung-joo, stars dazzled on the red carpet and gave us so much to cheer about!
Full List: MBC Drama Awards 2025 Winners
Top Honors
- Daesang (Grand Prize): Seo Kang Joon (Undercover High School)
- Drama of the Year: Undercover High School
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Lee Soon Jae
Acting Awards
- Best Actor: Jung Kyung Ho
- Best Actress: Lee Se Young
- Best Supporting Actor: Kim Nam Hee
- Best Supporting Actress: Kim Shin Rok
Excellence & Rising Star Awards
- Top Excellence Award: Kang Tae Oh, Kim Se Jeong, Jin Ki Joo
- Excellence Award: Na In Woo, Lee Sun Bin, Oh Chang Seok, Yoon Ah Jung
- Rookie of the Year: Jo Aram, Hong Soo Joo, Lee Chae Min, Lee Shin Young
Audience Favorites
- Best Couple Award: Kang Tae Oh & Kim Se Jeong
Highlights, Red Carpet & OMG Moments
- Stars brought serious glam to the red carpet — from sophisticated suits to statement gowns!
- Fresh presenter lineup featured popular names like IU, Byeon Woo-seok, Lee Sung-kyung, and Chae Jong-hyeop — adding extra buzz before the awards even started.
- Moon River and Undercover High School were major crowd favorites, scoring big across categories!
Nominations & Voting: What Fans Should Know
While MBC does not typically release full voting percentages or nomination rankings, fan participation played a major role in shaping the awards, especially for popularity-based categories. Online buzz throughout the year strongly favored programs like The Wonder Coach and dramas such as Undercover High School, making their wins widely anticipated even before the ceremonies.
Congratulations to all winners !
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